The Egyptian antiquities ministry prohibits a group of archaeologists from the National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden, Netherlands, from conducting excavations in Saqqara after the museum unveiled an exhibit about ancient Egyptian music that Egyptian authorities criticized for its Afrocentric depictions of certain figures, claiming it was historical negationism.
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June 7, 2023 (Wednesday)
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Arts and culture
Disasters and accidents
Officials in Chibougamau, Quebec, order 7,300 residents to evacuate in response to two nearby wildfires.
Fifteen people are killed in a crash between a bus and a truck in Dakshin Surma Upazila, Sylhet District, Bangladesh.
Millions of people in the eastern United States and central Canada are warned to limit their time outdoors due to smoke and bad air quality from large wildfires in northern Ontario and Quebec.
Air quality in New York City becomes the worst in the world, with air pollution levels reaching more than 400 on the Air Quality Index.
Politics and elections
Governor of North Dakota Doug Burgum announces his candidacy for President of the United States in 2024.
The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador votes to reduce the number of legislative seats from 84 to 60 ahead of the 2024 general election.
Science and technology
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announces that the United Kingdom will host the world's first summit on artificial intelligence later this year.
In a report published in Biology Letters, researchers reveal the first-known case of facultative parthenogenesis or a "virgin birth" in a crocodile, where a female American crocodile living in isolation at a Costa Rican zoo laid an egg of a fully formed stillborn crocodile that exhibited parthenogenesis. Researchers suggest that the findings could provide insights into the reproduction of crocodile ancestors, including dinosaurs and pterosaurs.
Sports
In association football, West Ham United defeat ACF Fiorentina 2–1 at the Fortuna Arena in Prague, Czech Republic, to win the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League and qualify for the group stage of the 2023–24 UEFA Europa League.
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